Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8804470 | The Spine Journal | 2018 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
Spacers may provide a reasonably cost-effective initial treatment option for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Their value is expected to improve if procedure costs are lower in outpatient settings where these procedures are increasingly being performed. Decision analysis is useful for characterizing the long-term cost-effectiveness potential for minimally invasive spinal stenosis treatments and highlights the importance of complication rates and prospective health utility assessment.
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Authors
Stephanie J. PhD, Brook I. PhD, MPH, Tor D. ScD, Jon D. MD, MS, Milton C. PhD, Richard A. MD, MPH, Sohail K. MD, MPH, Anna N.A. ScD,